Sheet-holding attachment for card-index trays



April 7 1931. 7 1,799,367

SHEET HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR QARD INDEX TRAYS W. HEISINGER Filed Oct.13, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l flnvemm, Wilhelm Meisinger,

April 7, 1931. w. HEISINGER SHEET HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR CARD INDEXTRAYS Filed Oct. 13,'193O 2 SheetsSheet 2 Wilhelm fiais'mgev,

(ltkomg Patented Apr. 7, 1931 I imirsa STATES PATENT orrt'ca WILI-IELMHEISINGEB, OF BERLINZEHLENDQE'F, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO REMING- TON RANDINGQ F BUFFALO, NEW YORK SHEET-HOLDING ATTACHMENT Ton cash-matrix TearsApplication filed October 13, 1930', Serial No. 488,491Qandi11 GermanyMay 25, 1929.

This invention relates to a sheet holding attachment for card indextrays, and particularly trays constructed and equipped with overlappingoffset card holders having visible indexes in which the card holders arehinged so that any overlapping card holder may be moved on its hinge toexpose the record on the card holders thereunder.

The sheet holding attachment is particularly adapted for use inconnection with the visible index equipment disclosed in copendingapplication, Serial No. 871,153, filed June 15, 1929.

The invention comprehends the provision of a plate member provided withsuitable means for holding and guiding a sheet so that the sheet may beslidably moved over the plate member to a desired extent, in which theplate member is adapted for slidable attachment to theside edge of acard index tray equipped with card holders having folded sheets so thatone flap portion of the folded sheet may be swung upwardly to pe'r- Vmit the insertion of the plate member and sheet carried thereby underthe upwardly extended flap portion, which may subsequently be placedover the top of theplate member and record sheet thereon, so that arecord may 7 be simultaneously entered on the flap por- .130 tion of thefolded sheet overlying the plate member and the record sheet on the.plate l member by means of transfer paper when the two sheets arebrought into proper registry with oneanother. v

The invention further comprehends the provision of means'on the platemember for readily and detachably connecting the plate member to oneside of the'tray, soithat it is slidably supported and guided thereon,to-

p 40 gether with means which "will hold hinged pocket members which havebeen laid back by hinged movement from their normal visible indexposition so as to expose the record on one card holder inthis laid backposition,

while an entry is being made on the record sheet carried by the holdingattachment.

This invention further provides for the rapid manipulation of visiblecard holders for the entry of'records thereon and f r the plate memberof the sheets carried by the holding attachment in which these sheetscan be placed in proper position for the entry of the record in aconmaking of duplicate records on a sheet or I struction of the holdingattachment and the manner of mounting the same on a card index tray,together with the combined features of the holding attachment with therecord sheet thereon and the records on the cardindex tray, all of whichare more particularly pointed out in detail in the followingdescription, and set forth in the claims.

In the drawings forming part of thisapplication: Y Y

Figl is a plan View of a card indextray equipped with a series ofoverlapping offset card holders having detachable folded sheets and, thesheet holding attachment applied to the tray in'an operative positionwith 9. record' sheet thereon illustrating the manner in which theinvention is used.

'{ Fig. 2 ris a side elevation of a tray' and holder as shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a'longitudinal sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

4 Fig. 4: is a transverse sectional View taken on line 44 of Fig. 2.Fig. 5 is a bottom perspective of the holder detached from the tray.

The sheet metal tray 1 is a conventional type of construction used inconventional visible index equipment and the tray illustrated is formedof asinglesheet of metal having a bottom 2, side flanges 3 extendingupwardly from the side edges of said bottom and turned inwardly anddownwardly as in-' d t d e provid gu de channel at the opposite sides ofthe tray to receive the ends of lugs or holder members 5 to each ofwhich is hingedly connected a card holder 6. he holder members 5 havetheir usual function of spacing the overlapping card holders in ofi'setrelation so-that the free margin of each card holder is visible forvisible indexing purposes. Folded record sheets 7 are detachablyconnected to the card holder in any desired manner-such asillustrated inthea 1 mentioned application, and have a bottom flap portion 8providedwitlrportions connected to the cardholder 6, while the upperflap portion 9.is .t'ree for hinging movement at the fold portionrelative to the bottom {portion 8. .Allofzthe told portionsotthese:sheets 7 are arranged insubstantial align- :ment and at-one side'ofeach-o1t the cardholders -so as to :lie :adjacent to one side oi thetray:Sothahtheflapportionstlot these sheets will hinge in a planesubstantially at right angles to the hinging or swinging movementofthe-cardlholders 6. However tl. relation of the foldedsheetrtothecardholder is only *for the purpose "of illustration and other waysofsecuring thesimilar results are com ;prehended by the invention.

The sheet iholding attachment of this inventioncomprisesa plate member10 "formed of sheet metal and provided with upwardly:andinwardly'directed flanges 1 1 at the side edges to provideguide-channels for slieably receiving and retaining a recordsheet 12 ontheupper faceiof the plate'member 10. 0116 end -.o1 the plate member,that end which is normally directed-toward the-rearend of the .tra isformed with an upwardly curved portion :13 which is adapted to overliethe cardholders abovethe oneon which a record is beingmadedn a laid-backposit-ionon their hinged connections with the lugs 5 in the mannerillustrated in Fig. 8. The-opposite endofthe plate member 10 is formedwith a downwardly curved extension 14 which is normally directed towardthe front-end of the trayso'that the sheet will not becreased along'theedge of the plate 10 in'theuseof the (attachment by the person operatingthe attachment resting his hand-onithe forward edgeof the holder, orthat portion directed toward the tront ofthe tray. llhisextensien .14also serves as a han'd rest so that aperson using the attachment canconveniently write .onthe record o'vcrlyingthe plat-e member 10.

A special bracket member 15 is applied to the bottom ,face of the platemember '10 in the manner illustrated, and is formed of a .stripofsheetmetal vhaving one end secured to the plate member as indicated at 16 byspot Welding or .the like, adjacent-to which isa curved section'17-curvingoutwardlyand downwardly toward :the adjacent side -.edge of.the plate member, this curved portion 17 being inclined relative to theplane 015 the plate member .10 so that the plate member which therecordis to-be made.

may assume the inclined relation to the tray shown in the drawings inFigs. 2 and 3. A section 18 extends from the edge of the section 17 andextends substantially at right angles to the plate member 10 asillustrated in Fig. 4-, and toward the plate member 10, where it isconnected to the section 19 suitably secured to the plate member. Asection 20 of the bracket 15 extends laterally from the section 19 awayfrom the plate member 10 and terminates in a lateral projection 21 atthe opposite end of the strip forming this bracket. The section 20 isparallel to the section 18 and with the section 19, provides a channelshaped member of'a size to receive-the'flange portions 3 and t at oneside otrthe tray, as illustrated in Fig. l, so that the :propermannenthelip 21 will snap into position under the bottom of the tray.

It will be noted that the bracket member 15 is applied to one side oftheplate member 10 and that all portions ofthis bracket :member as abovedescribed, are inclined :longi tudinally relative .to the plate member10. This is to permit the support of the plate member lO in'theinclinedposition illustrated in the drawings when it is applied to the tray.This inclined positionissuch thatthe plate member 10 willlie-substantiallylflat on the overlapping *ofiisetcard holders in thetray which are themselves inclined in the manner shown in Fig.3, andalso overlie one side o-fithe tray.

lVith a record sheet 12 appliedinthe holder inthe manner illustrated,for the purpose of making records thereon, in the operation of and useof this invention, =theholder eis appliedto thetray in the mannershownand QlOOVG'ClGSCJJllOGCl, the card holder on which a record isto bemade being previously selected, and those overlapping card holders lyingabove the selected card holder being moved upwardly about theirhinges soas to layback against the upper or inner end of thetray, in themannershown in Fig. 3. The holder is thenapplied and moved into position sothat the-upwardly curved portion 13 will overlie the portionot thecardholders laid 1 back upon their lhinges adjacent to their hingeconnections so that they -will be retained in the laid back positionwhile the .platejmember -10 overlies the-card holder on .Previoustoupper flap portion 9 of the record sheet on the selected card holder ishinged outwardly about its fold portion and after the holder is applied,this flap portion 9is then moved so.

as to overlie the plate member 10 and the record sheet 12 thereon in themanner shown in Fig. 1. g

It will be noted, as illustrated in Fig. 1, that the'edge of the holderoppositeto .the portion secured to the edge of the tray terminatesinwardly of the opposite edge of the tray and also the line of the foldsof folded sheets 7 so that the edge of the holder will lie within thefolds of these folded sheets in the manner illustrated in Fig. 4. Vith apiece of carbon paper applied over the sheet 12 and under the fiapportion 9, and the sheet 12 moved on the holder so as to align theproper portions of this sheet with the corresponding portions of theflap portion 9, the record entry can then be made and a copy will bemade on the sheet 12 as it is entered on the flap portion 9.

This facilitates the making of records so that in addition to theoriginal entry made in the visible index, a current entry can be made onthe sheet 12 which may be used for accounting or other purposes inconnection with the keeping of accounts or stock records or any othertype of record where more than one entry is desired in making therecords.

The plate member 10 of the holder provides a convenient writing surfaceas well as a convenient support for the hand of the operator or personmaking the record and operating the index and permits the progressivesliding of the sheet 12 in the holder so that successive entries ondifferent folded record sheets in the index can be entered one below theother on the record sheet 12.

The invention comprehends the provision of this novel holder structure,in addition to the combination between the holder and the .tray with itsassociated hinged card holders or record cards as the case may be, andthe associated folded record sheets or cards. and it is to be understoodthat any combinationof these elements for accomplishing this pluralentry of records withthe use of a holder device of the characterdisclosed is included within the scope of this invention.

What is claimed is: I

1. A sheet holding attachment for card index trays comprising a platemember forming a writing support for sheets and having guide means atthe side edges for slidably and detachably retaining a sheet thereon,and a bracket onsaid plate member formed for slidable and detachableengagement with 'a side of a card index tray for slidably supportingsaid plate member thereon.

2. A sheet holding attachment for card index trays, wherein each tray isprovided with channels at the side edges and a plurality of card holdersarranged in offset overlapping relation are hingedly connected tosupporting means detachably engaged in said channels, a folded recordsheet having one flap portion detachablysecured to each card holder, thefold portions of all of said sheets being arranged adjacent to one sideof the tray, and the other fiap'portion of said folded sheets being freecomprising a plate member, means for detachably retaining arecord sheetthereon, and means for slidably and detachably connecting said platemember to the side of said tray opposite the fold portions of saidfolded record sheets, said plate member being arranged to have an edgeparallel to said fold portions engage between the flap portions of saidfolded sheets with the freefiapportion overlying the plate member forthe entry of record data thereon and on the record sheet on said platemember.

3. A sheet holding attachment for card index trays, comprising a platemember, guide flanges on the side edges of said plate member, anupwardly curved extension at one end of said plate member, a downwardlycurved extension at the opposite end of said plate 1 member, and abracket member for detachably and slid ably supporting said plate memberon a card index tray.

4;. A sheet holding attachment for card in dex tra s com rising a latemember uide flanges on the side edges of said plate mem ber, an upwardlycurved extension at one end of said nlatemember, a downwardly curvedextension at the opposite end of said plate 7 member, and a bracketformed to embrace one side of a card index tray for slidably anddetachably supporting said plate member my hand.

WILHELM HEISINGER.

